ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE EXCERPTED from CRASH! All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. AS YOU LIKE IT, ACT 2 SCENE 7 Nurse Jackie was right. Like a family gathered around…
“You will keep on recovering your brain functioning for years to comeâ€, said Dr. Coutts. “Great newsâ€, I thought, “but how will I know when I’ve finally recovered, so I can mark and celebrate the end of my recovery?†Sometimes I can be so OCD {link?}. Picky, picky, picky like Sheldon on the Big Bang…
An Excerpt from CRASH: In The Belly of the Whale At 3:00 a.m. August 21, 2010 I hit the wall: literally. Crowchild Trail, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is a major traffic artery. Tens of thousands of commuters use Crowchild to get to and from work during the day. But at 3 in the morning the…
Most of my friends, and even much of my family, don’t quite get the fact that I am in pain constantly. That means, like, every minute of every day of every week of every month. Some ask, “How can you stand it?” I typically respond, “What choice do I have?” If I choose to live,…
As I approach my 63rd birthday I have much to be grateful for. I want to express my gratitude to: The first responders who cut me out of my car, The EMS team who recognized that my carotid arteries were shut down and treated them accordingly, The ICU team who didn’t give up for 14 …
As I learn more about the early hours and days following my accident, I am struck by the notion of God’s Grace. You see my neck was broken, the Hangman’s fracture. I have to wear a special collar but I can function. I can pee,poop, speak. And, it was a near miss. All because I…
On August 14 Iwas in a car wreck. It’s been 4 weeks but I am a amazed at my recovery. I am functioning and communicating. And,except for a speech hestitation I seem none the worse for wear. After all I broke an ankle and fractured a vertabra.
One of the most difficult aspects of making a career, work, or job transition is the temptation to head back to Square One. What do I mean by Square One? Well, not necessarily back to the beginning – whatever that is – but back to the known, the familiar, the place you used to be…
Want to write an article, a scene in your novel, a blog post … but you’re stuck! Here’s a great way to kick start the creative process (Thanks to Dara the fearless new president of CARWA for this idea!) 1. Grab a random book from your library. You DO have a library don’t you? 2….
I’ll admit I’m a much more prolific user of Facebook than LinkedIn. However, being the friendly guy that I am, I’m happy if you want to Link up with me … even if I don’t really know you. I’m all about relationships. So, who knows, we could maybe just learn something from each other. But,…
